Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dabney Waller, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Dabney Waller registered to vote in Austin County on July 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 1 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas
27 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Dabney Waller

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dabney Waller
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 21, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
27 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

27 years

Dabney Waller reported 27 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 3 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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